While consistency is key, missing one or a handful of opportunities to practice the desired habit will not ruin your chances at establishing that habit in the long run.

Missing a habit is not the end of the world

<ul><li>An environmental cue (that triggers your brain to initiate a habit); </li><li>A behavioral response (the manifestation of the habit); </li><li>A reward (that reinforces the habit). </li></ul>

Habits are comprised of 3 main parts:

<ol><li>Knowing the basics about how habits form and how they work</li><li>Adjusting your perception about the habit you want to build - If the habit seems impossible, then it will feel harder</li><li>Planning for when things go wrong</li></ol>

Making a good habit stick requires:

...means changing the cue that triggers it.Instead of focusing on developing the habit of “working out,” develop the habit of putting yourself in the position to work out regularly: get home, get into workout clothes, prepare you water, go to the gym.

Changing a habit

...to familiar environmental cues. They form when you engage in a behavior repeatedly in the presence of consistent stimuli.

Habits  = “automatic” responses...

Just like going to the gym and building up strength, the more you train your willpower by accomplishing tasks on a consistent basis, the more you’ll have of it.

Willpower is like a muscle

...of days to form a new habit.Instead, habits come about gradually over time and in a non-linear fashion.

There’s no magical number... 

Long term change is better served by building better habits, than by forcing your willpower. You will choose the apple over the cake for a number of times ... and then give up. Building a habit to start the day by going to the gym will work better.

Self-Discipline - a series of healthy habits

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